Senior Financial Analyst, News Finance

Overview:




TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.







Title: Senior Financial Analyst, News Finance
Duration: 6 Months
Location: New York,NY, 10019
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

Overview:

• Client News is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the Director, Finance across News Operations and Special Events.
• This role is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, capital planning, cloud computing cost management, licensing revenue analysis, executive reporting, and ad hoc financial analysis.
• The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, hands-on finance professional who can work independently, manage multiple priorities, and partner with business leaders to deliver actionable insights and support operational and strategic decision-making.
• This position will serve as a key business partner to the Director, Finance, helping drive financial performance, resource planning, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Support monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range planning activities.
• Manage departmental P&Ls and perform variance analysis to identify risks and opportunities.
• Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Maintain workforce planning models, including headcount forecasts, hiring assumptions, vacancy tracking, and labor cost forecasting.
• Partner with HR and department leaders on staffing plans, organizational changes, and workforce-related financial analysis.
• Analyze overtime, freelance labor, and other operating expenses to identify cost efficiencies and support resource planning.
• Manage and forecast cloud computing costs and other major operating expenses, identifying trends, risks, and cost management opportunities.
• Coordinate the annual capital planning process, including project submissions, budget preparation, forecasting, and long-range planning activities.
• Track capital spending against budget and forecast and provide variance analysis and reporting.
• Monitor the financial performance of capital investments and large OPEX initiatives against budget and forecast, identify risks and opportunities, and provide recommendations to leadership to support effective resource allocation and cost management.
• Track, forecast, and analyze licensing revenue and other assigned revenue streams.
• Prepare executive presentations, dashboards, management reporting packages, and ad hoc analyses for Finance and operational leadership.
• Utilize Oracle Fusion ERP and SmartView to prepare forecasts, reporting, analyses, and management presentations.
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals, journal entries, account analysis, and variance reporting.
• Partner with Accounting, HR, Operations, Production and Cross functional teams to improve financial visibility, reporting accuracy, and business performance.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting, automate processes, and improve financial planning and reporting efficiency.
• Free Cash Flow (cash flow forecasting to evaluate a full year review in comparison to other parameters) and Weekly Cash Flow Forecast (actual cash needed as per the quarterly fulfillment needs)

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 4-5+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis experience.
• Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and departmental P&L management.
• Experience supporting workforce planning and headcount management.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion ERP and SmartView is preferred, however will consider other ERP such as Hyperion, or SAP
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred:

• Experience with capital planning, project financial management, and large OPEX initiatives.
• Experience tracking revenue and profitability metrics.
• Experience managing cloud computing and technology-related operating expenses.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Hyperion, Anaplan, or similar reporting and planning tools.
• Experience in media, production, live events, or other operationally intensive environments.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.